The Northern Sector Action on Awareness Centre (NORSAAC) is a gender based advocacy organization taking side with women and young people. The organization has gained national level recognition for the sustainable impact and advocacy effort made on improving equal rights and sexual rights in Ghana. NORSAAC started as a community based organisation mobilizing community youth …
Some Electoral Commission Officials Trained on the Verification Machines could not even Operate it in some parts of the Northern Region
A press conference organised by NORSAAC on the 13th of December 2012 revealed some key outcomes of the election process on the 7th of December 2012 from the perspective of the Civil Society platform observation team. The failure of the verification machines and the delay in the start of voting by the polling officials were …
View full postInnovative ways of facilitating Sexuality Education in Northern Ghana
Over 400 copies of an innovative sexuality Education toolkit was launched in Northern Ghana by the Hon Deputy Northern Regional Minister to open new chapters of sexuality education. The launching ceremony brought together 40 teachers, 20 youth leaders, 10 NGOs, 7 government institutions, 10 media, 3 traditional and religious leaders and some selected women groups …
View full postElectorates in Northern Ghana do not Vote Women because they are not Married!
Outcome of a research conducted by NORSAAC, CODAC and Ibis revealed the electorates perspective of voting a candidate. The research report was conducted in the 3 regions of the North and has prescribed candidates to the abysmal performance of women in district level elections. The electoral commission and the chieftaincy institutions were the hardest hit …
View full postNational Young Female Forum
Young females from four Regions in the country met on the 30th of October 2012 at a National Young female forum in the Northern Region to share experiences, lessons and possibly adopt best practices to improve the situation of young females in the various Regions. The forum which was supported by NORSAAC and Action Aid …
View full post25 youth Trained on Financial and Literacy Management
NORSAAC is vigorously working to ensure that youth in the Northern Region especially those out of school have a sustainable source of income and also equipped with the requisite skills and knowledge to be able to effectively manage their trade and businesses with funding from Empower- a US based organization. In view of this a …
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